Boiler Attachment. (open access)

Boiler Attachment.

Patent for a boiler attachment to regulate the boiler feed pump.
Date: May 31, 1910
Creator: Morris, Gid M. & Watkins, J. H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper (open access)

Cotton-Chopper

Patent for a cotton chopper that attaches to a cultivator.
Date: November 26, 1912
Creator: Parsley, Samuel E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Andirons and Grate (open access)

Combined Andirons and Grate

Patent for a combined andiron and grate that can be used with or without the grate attachment. The grate is adjustable to maintain variable fire depths and has "a swinging bracket for heating and cooking."
Date: February 2, 1915
Creator: Wilderspin, Alfred K.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bagging Strecher. (open access)

Bagging Strecher.

Patent for a bagging stretcher that provides a device to be "associated with the baling press for drawing taut the bagging which is used to cover a bale".
Date: July 7, 1914
Creator: Davis, William R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wrench (open access)

Wrench

Patent for wrench improvement. Allows for "instantaneous initial or preliminary adjustment to fit any size object within its capacity, and a final adjustment to engage the object firmly and securely and to provide a simple, practical, and efficient wrench of strong and durable construction, and equipped with ratchet mechanism for affording a quick adjustment of a sliding jaw and a threaded connection . . . " (13-21)
Date: January 4, 1916
Creator: Cunningham, Ira
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wrench. (open access)

Wrench.

Patent for a "simple, efficient, and comparatively inexpensive wrench of strong and durable construction" (lines 12-14) with a sliding jaw.
Date: April 7, 1914
Creator: Cunningham, Ira & Flowers, Haywood
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wrench. (open access)

Wrench.

Patent for a wrench that is cheap to manufacture.
Date: June 20, 1911
Creator: Furrh, Elijah
System: The Portal to Texas History
Paper-File (open access)

Paper-File

Patent for new improvements in Paper-Files, particularly to that class of paper files which are formed of wire that will allow for the removal of any one paper from the file without the necessitating the removal of any other papers from the file.
Date: September 1, 1914
Creator: Buie, Daniel C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tag-Fastener (open access)

Tag-Fastener

Patent for "improvements in tag-fasteners...which can be applied to [a] package with great rapidity and which will not easily become detached" (lines 6-19) including illustrations.
Date: July 14, 1914
Creator: Walshe, Denny Edmund
System: The Portal to Texas History
Railway Gate (open access)

Railway Gate

Patent for gate for rail and train tracks.
Date: February 13, 1917
Creator: Burress, John R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Grate Bar (open access)

Grate Bar

Patent for a grate bar.Illustration included.
Date: October 18, 1910
Creator: Wilderspin, Anderson & Earnest, David C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Grate-Bar. (open access)

Grate-Bar.

Patent for a grate bar for furnaces, which allows for proper air distribution in the furnace.
Date: June 28, 1910
Creator: Wilderspin, Anderson
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gun Muffler (open access)

Gun Muffler

Patent for a gun-muffler. This design if for use with fire-arms to muffle the discharge sound. Illustration included.
Date: April 5, 1910
Creator: Childress, George F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hoisting Device (open access)

Hoisting Device

Patent for a hoisting device. Illustration included.
Date: October 25, 1910
Creator: Sims, James L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hen's Nest. (open access)

Hen's Nest.

Patent for an automatic gate or door for a hen's nest enclosure that will swing shut to keep out intruders when a hen enters and open when the hen leaves.
Date: January 18, 1916
Creator: Buie, Daniel C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fan-Actuating Mechanism (open access)

Fan-Actuating Mechanism

Patent for a fan actuating mechanism. Attempts to improve upon fans by using a spring to provide maximum speed at minimum cost.
Date: April 6, 1915
Creator: Everitt, James H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Washing-Machine (open access)

Washing-Machine

Patent for a fabric engaging element under the top of the washing machine.
Date: July 1, 1913
Creator: Kincaid, Willis Menefee
System: The Portal to Texas History
Roofing Construction (open access)

Roofing Construction

Patent for a weatherproof roofing construction. Illustrations included.
Date: February 22, 1910
Creator: West, Hosea E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Washing Machine (open access)

Washing Machine

Patent for a washing machine. Illustration included.
Date: March 28, 1911
Creator: Vines, James W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Safety-Pin. (open access)

Safety-Pin.

Patent for an improved fastening device which incorporates a sliding shield.
Date: August 25, 1914
Creator: Pyron, John M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Slot Angle Bar (open access)

Slot Angle Bar

Patent for a new slot angle bar design.
Date: May 13, 1919
Creator: Rice, E. B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Head and Face Protector. (open access)

Head and Face Protector.

Patent for a wearable protective hood for the head and face to protect against weather.
Date: May 13, 1913
Creator: Mincher, Jerry
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Hand-Stamp. (open access)

Rotary Hand-Stamp.

Patent for a rotary hand stamp that has an interchangeable printing surface that is simple, convenient, and is especially created for rapid operation.
Date: March 19, 1912
Creator: Walshe, Denny Edmund
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rail Brace for Railway Tracks. (open access)

Rail Brace for Railway Tracks.

Patent for rail brace for railway tracks. The brace "acts as a chair for the rail preventing sagging ; as a brace for the base of the rail, and also bracing the head, and prevents both rails from spreading though not in any way secured to the tie" (lines 100-105).
Date: July 8, 1913
Creator: Barfield, Alfred M.
System: The Portal to Texas History